Geelong are dealing with the possibility of lacking captain Patrick Dangerfield for the next 3 weeks. Scans on Monday verified the super star suffered a hamstring injury in the closing phases of the Cats’ win over Adelaide on Friday night. As his colleagues returned home, Dangerfield made the distinct choice to invest an additional day in Adelaide to rehab the injury with Geelong head of medical Steve Saunders. Stream analysis, regional footy and the greatest minutes totally free on 7plus “Stayed back for a number of days … d’Arenberg Winery without the white wine commemorating (Tom Stewart) Stew’s 150th so it was great to be back in SA for a number of days,” he informed Channel 7 on Monday. Dangerfield included the hamstring felt “respectable”, and intends to just miss out on 2 matches. Dangerfield on the bench after suffering the injury. Credit: Channel 7 The Cats play the Hawks on Easter Monday and after that the Bulldogs in Gather Round. Round 5’s match versus North Melbourne will come 23 days after the injury. “I do not believe it’s too considerable and there’s gamers far even worse off than me. Rehab it for a number of weeks then return into it,” he stated. The injury continues an aggravating pattern for Dangerfield, who missed out on numerous video games in 2015 with a hamstring injury and 5 matches in 2022 with a calf issue. It followed a near perfect pre-season and a fantastic start to the season. “That part is discouraging, there’s no doubt about that, there’s no sugarcoating that,” he stated. “But it is was it is. It’s a difficult video game however it depends how you take a look at it … Geez I am regrettable or you might take a look around the league at gamers who suffer season-ending injuries in the very first couple of weeks if not the pre-season. “Last year was intriguing, I advanced actually well, I simply could not strike leading speed for a weeks. I do not believe it’s always over mindful, it’s simply playing it how it feels.” The Cats will likely restore midfielders Tanner Bruhn and Tom Atkins for Monday’s clash versus Hawthorn. Young ruck Toby Conway might likewise come in for simply the 2nd match of his profession with doubts surrounding Rhys Stanley.